In uk.sci.weather on Sat, 31 Dec 2005 at 16:47:06, John Hall wrote :

If I was being paid tens of thousands of pounds a week, I'd feel obliged
to play, despite a bit of snow on the pitch...

That wasn't the problem in this case. The referee was happy that the
pitch was playable, but called off the match AIUI on advice (from the
police?) that the access routes to the ground were too dangerous.

Much more dangerous *after* the postponement, with several thousand
mightily ****ed-off Charlton fans around, I'd have thought!
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:47:06 +0000, John Hall wrote:

That wasn't the problem in this case. The referee was happy that the
pitch was playable, but called off the match AIUI on advice

No, the referee was happy that the pitch was playable. The club called
the match off on safety due to conditions outside of the ground.
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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 08:42:49 +0000, Paul Hyett wrote:

If I was being paid tens of thousands of pounds a week, I'd feel
obliged to play, despite a bit of snow on the pitch...

They didn't at Bolton, with a sugar dusting of snow but then the under
soil heating had also failed and the pitch was rock hard. At least
that match was cancelled at a reasonable time, about 1500 for an
evening kick off. We, erm, "slowed down" the rig for the TV coverage
when we spotted all these suits in the middle of the pitch looking
worried just after 1400. B-)

Newcastle would have been fully rigged and ready to go by the time the
match was cancelled. Talking to people who where there it was a bit
slippy under foot outside the ground and little/no road treatment had
taken place.

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Dave Liquorice MIBS
Broadcast Sound Engineer pam is missing e-mail
Alston, Cumbria, UK "It's all right leaving me."
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